285 series

285 series
285 series on a Sunrise Izumo service, October 2022
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo
Family nameSunrise Express
Constructed1998
Entered service10 July 1998
Number built35 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service35 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersI1-I5
OperatorsJR Central, JR-West
DepotsŌgaki, Gotō
Lines servedTokaido Main Line, San'yō Main Line, Seto-Ōhashi Line, Hakubi Line, Sanin Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length21,670 mm (71 ft 1 in)
Width2,945 mm (9 ft 7.9 in)
Height4,090 mm (13 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed130 km/h (80 mph)
Traction systemVariable frequency (3-level IGBT)
Power output1,760 kW
Power supply1,500 V DC
BogiesWDT58, WTR242
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake, regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)ATS-P, ATS-SW
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 42nd Blue Ribbon Award in 1999.

The 285 series (285系, 285-kei) is a sleeper electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on the overnight Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto limited express services in Japan. These EMUs were introduced from 10 July 1998 to replace ageing locomotive-hauled "Blue Train" coaches which once operated on separate Seto and Izumo services between Tokyo, Shikoku and the Sanin region.[1]

  1. ^ JR特急列車年鑑2014 [Limited Express Annual 2014] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 December 2013. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-4-86320-793-6.

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